TROUBLESHOOTING
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No ice falling in bin, but | Ice may be stuck in the | Check water supply – filter may be restricted |
ice maker operates | evaporator and the unit is |
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| "frozen up" |
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| Check inlet water valve – screen may be |
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| restricted, or valve does not operate |
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| Hot gas valve may not operate |
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| repair/replace |
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| Harvest time set too short – timer needs |
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| adjustment |
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| Too much heat load | Inlet water valve leaks through, needs to be |
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| replaced |
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| No water spray | Water pump does not work, replace it |
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| Water leak from reservoir, locate and repair |
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| Cube size control will not close | See "Too much heat load" or "not enough |
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| refrigerant" |
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| Control defective - must be replaced |
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| No airflow | Fan motor not turning, needs to be replaced |
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| Fan blade broken, needs to be replaced |
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| Condenser completely blocked up, needs cleaning |
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| Not enough refrigerant | Add low side access valve, locate leak, recover |
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| refrigerant, repair, replace dryer, evacuate and |
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| weigh in the nameplate charge |
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| Restricted system | Add low side access valve, recover refrigerant, |
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| replace dryer, evacuate and weigh in the |
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| nameplate charge |
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| Hot gas valve leaks through | Add low side access valve, recover refrigerant, |
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| replace hot gas valve and dryer, evacuate and |
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| weigh in the nameplate charge |
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Compressor will not operate or pumps poorly.
Start relay or capacitor needs to be replaced
Add low side access valve, recover refrigerant, replace compressor and dryer, evacuate and weigh in the nameplate charge.
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